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Harry Athwal appeared on Good Morning Britain to speak about his experience (Image: ITV)

Kate Garraway became emotional as she imagined her children in the same position as the little boy (Image: ITV)

Speaking about the moment he ran to the boy lying unconscious on the floor, he revealed that he was told to move by police in case more terrorists came and drove another van into the crowd, but he refused.

He said: "There were other people, I could hear them crying and screaming... I was afraid and I thought, if there was another van I would pick him up."

Harry added: "My whole reason for coming on here today was to inspire other people... we have to stand up and help people... if you see people standing up and shooting, you have to do something."

Harry came on the show to 'inspire' people (Image: ITV)

Host and mother-of-two Kate teared up as she thought of her own children in the same position as the little boy.

She said: "I mean, I know you've tried to find out the fate of this little lad and it's not clear at the moment what his fate is, it's obviously very worrying what kind of situation it is.

"I just think it is... I can't speak for the parents of that little boy but if it was my little boy I would love someone to be there in that situation. I'm sorry but I think it's a wonderful thing. It's not like me, I'm sorry, I go quite emotional."

Kate tried to pull herself together as she got teary-eyed and went on to ask how it had affected him.

He admitted that at the moment it was very "surreal" for him and that he had struggled to sleep.